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News

Kōrero

5 April 2022

Jennifer has long curly hair, and sits in a botanical garden.

Meet the Audio Describers: Fast Facts with Jennifer Daruwalla

Who are you and what do you do? Kia ora! I’m Jennifer (but you can call me…

News

Kōrero

23 March 2022

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Changing Media Accessibility Landscapes in New Zealand

Our CE Wendy Youens contributed a chapter on the media access landscape in Aotearoa to the recently released…

News

Kōrero

9 February 2022

Wendy Youens has brown shoulder length hair and blue eyes. She smiles, standing in front of a light blue background.

Will new disability legislation include access to media?

On 9th February 2022, Kathryn Ryan spoke with Wendy Youens, our Chief Executive (CE), and John Mulka,…

Conversations

Ngā kōrerorero

28 January 2022

Sacha McNeil sits in a reporting studio wearing a suit.

Introducing our new trustee, Sacha McNeil!

We are very excited to announce the new appointment to the Media Access Charitable Trust Board. You…

Stories

Ngā kōrero

24 January 2022

Shawn and her husband kneel by a llama

Shawn’s Story

"Being visually impaired can be very isolating and lonely.  You feel like you miss so much in…

Stories

Ngā kōrero

16 January 2022

Averil’s Story

Kia ora! Tell us a bit about yourself. (Eg. Where did you grow up? Where do you…

Stories

Ngā kōrero

10 January 2022

A headshot of Sam Smith, who has dark hair and a beard, and a slight smile as he looks down the barrel of the camera

Sam’s Story

"I remember, when I was a child I saved up money for weeks (I still can’t believe…

Stories

Ngā kōrero

21 December 2021

Gaby is sitting looking out a window. Behind her are gold colored fairy lights against a blue wall.

Gabriella’s Story

"Having access to captions right from the very first episode makes me feel like I’m on the…